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Ode I

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

Irmos: O ye people, let us send up a hymn unto our wondrous God, Who freed Israel from bondage, singing and crying out a hymn of victory unto Thee Who alone art Master.

¶2

Shine forth the radiance of Thy loving-kindness upon me who am full of transgressions and grievous sins, O compassionate Christ, and dispel the gloom of my blindness through the entreaties of Thy hierarch.

¶3

Theotokion: Possessing thine intercession as armor and a steadfast refuge, a bulwark, stronghold and divine foundation, a bridge and protection, O Bride of God, we are all delivered from misfortunes.

¶4

With thy pangs and sweat, O wise and blessed George, thou didst till all the ground of abstinence, and, sowing the grain of the Spirit in men’s hearts, thou didst bring forth the wheat of dispassion.

¶5

Taking thy cross upon thy shoulder, thou didst reject the prince of this world of earthly beauty, and, following after Christ, didst acquire the treasure of His immaterial kingdom.

Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.

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